- Date
- July 11, 1992, 06:51 local (13:51 UTC)
- Place
- Burns, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5988ECessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920711024899A
- Case key
- 41586
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from wires on a 500 kv electrical power transmission line.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft impacted wires on an electrical transmission line at 96 ft. AGL while in straight and level flight, impacted the ground, and ignited in flames. There was no evidence of any attempt to pull-up or maneuver before the acft impacted the wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5988E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15017488
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stockwell, Kelly J.
- Registered owner
- Stockwell, Kelly J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1992
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 93 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNO, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.